Christian Bautista apologizes for skipping lyrics of Lupang Hinirang

Christian Bautista missed a few lines while singing the Philippine national anthem (Lupang Hinirang) at an exhibition match between reigning world bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa and NABF bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion at Metropolis Mall in Alabang.

“I apologize to the Filipino people for the unforgivable lapse of memory that occurred yesterday during my rendition of the national anthem. I was recovering from a cold and the adrenalin and excitement of the moment got me through it. Unfortunately, it was the cost of a momentary lapse on my part,” he said in a statement.

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24 Responses to “Christian Bautista apologizes for skipping lyrics of Lupang Hinirang”

  1. dandee Says:

    hahahahahah………….kawawa naman c christian
    nakalimot sa lyrics sa Bayang magiliw

  2. jayson Says:

    hahaha mas kawawa ka dandeee anu tawag mo sa lupang hinirang? Bayang magiliw ? bwahahahahahahhahah!!!!mag aral ka bago ka mag comment hahaha!!

  3. cholo Says:

    hahaha. kawawa kayo lahat!
    mag-aral nga kayo uli ng elementarya.

  4. hyannisport Says:

    over-confident kasi at di nag-praktis bago nag-perform. …. tsaka inuna ang arte sa pagkanta…..ayan tuloy kahiya-hiya… national anthem eh hindi alam…. panay kasi kanta ng ingles eh.. nakakahiya! Dong sa susunod mag-praktis ng ilang ulit bago ka kumanta ng Lupang hinirang… minaliit mo kasi eh!

  5. Hellokitty Says:

    hahaha! ako pinaka-kawawa… d ko marunong kumanta at paki ko sa lyrics ng lupang hinirang, bayang magiliw o panatang makabayan!!! c gloria macapagal ba, memorya yan???

  6. PATRICIO Says:

    Di naman perfekto LAHAT tayo!

    In terms of being patriotic and uplifting the name of our country….

    MAS ME NAIAMBAG SI CHRISTIAN DAHIL KILALA SYA AS A GREAT SINGER IN ASIA.. PATOK ANG MGA ALBUMS NYA.. SA MALAYSIA, THAILAND, AT KAHIT SA SINGAPORE ATBP, PINAPATUGTUG ANG MGA SONGS AT FEATURED SYA SA MGA RECORD BARS OUTSIDE PHILS..

    “A filipino balladeer” …. AND HE’S A PROUD PINOY!

  7. j Says:

    alam kaya ni patricio ang pinagsasabi niya? cge nga ikaw nlng ang kakanta ng lupang hin irang kc d ko rin nam i-memorize eh. great singer? great prentender kamo..

  8. j Says:

    pretender pala ….

  9. oystars Says:

    mas natawa ako sa comment ni Patricio. Great singer in asia? patok ang mga albums? balewala ang mga yan, dami mo nga alam na songs, tapos sikat ka, pero national anthem ng bansa palpak pagkanta mo, mas nakakahiya kaya un. anyway, nag-sorry na siya at hindi na raw sya papalpak sa susunod (kung may kasunod nga).

  10. Patricio Says:

    Alam mo J and Oyster…

    ganito yan…i memomize mo man at kahit paulit ulit mo pa kantahin ng kumpleto hanggang maubusan ka ng ulirat ang national anthem…

    ANO???? AASENSO BA PILIPINAS DUON????!!!! TATAAS ba ang ekonomiya!!!!!

    Kaya di umunlad ang Pilipinas dahil mga taong tulad myong nali nali ang logic!

    Haayyy… Keber!!!!

  11. GMA Says:

    im so sorry! d ko rin kabisado ang LUPANG HINIRANG mag concentrate na lang ako sa next 2010 election

  12. JOE Says:

    hahaha nakakatawa kayo lahat…..baka naman lumalabas na uhog nya kaya short cut na yung kanta bwa ha ha

  13. adik Says:

    mga sira pala kayo…everybody makes mistakes! tanggapin na lang natin!

    nagtatalo pa kayo diyan! mga adik! as if naman na hindi kayo magkamali sa pagkanta ng Lupang Hinirang?!

  14. Aurora Says:

    Nag apologize naman si Christian pano kung kayo ang nag kamali masyado kasi kayong mapanghusga yung matatapang lang diyan.Akala mo kasi kung sino magsalita.Tinuruan ba kayong ganyan.Siguro kayo dapat ang babalik sa elementarya.

  15. walastik Says:

    mga walastik kayo!!! mga unghang!!! sige nga…kantahin ninyo yong lupang hinirang kung kaya ninyo…or baka kung kaya man ninyo, wala naman sa tono!!!

  16. jham Says:

    Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan.
    Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo’y buhay.
    Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting
    Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil.
    Sa dagat at bundok, sa simoy at
    sa langit mong bughaw,
    may dilag ang tula at awit
    sa paglayang minamahal.
    Ang kislap ng watawat mo’y
    tagumpay na nagniningning.
    Ang bituin at araw niya
    kailan pa may di magdidilim.
    Lupa ng araw, ng lualhati’t pagsinta,
    buhay ay langit sa piling mo.
    Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi,
    ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo.

  17. Aurora Says:

    Walastik ikaw ang walastik pzngalan mo yun eh!Mag iba kanaman hindi ko alam kung bakit ka ganyan at baka ikaw ang wala sa tono.Singer kaba,kung singer ka walana makikinig sayo.I don’t think your to perfect even though nobody’s perfect also think before you speak…………………!

  18. walastik Says:

    hay naku aurora…yeah, i’m a singer, and for your information, i got a lot of listeners out there!!! at least, i have an accomplishment - how about you? did you have any? well, to tell you more about myself, i’m performing at the anaheim theater - in case you don’t know where in the world that is - it’s in los angeles, CA. and as a singer, it’s true that sometimes you get into a mess, but the only thing that would make you stand more is not to back out!!! that is why i think christian did a great job because he acted professionally. i wonder if you could perform in front of a big crowd? probably not!!!

  19. codybanks Says:

    i know he sings well… but when my sister told me that he missed some lines of the Philippine National Anthem (which everybody knows, kahit my fil-am niece which is 8 years old “pilipit mag tagalog” can sing it by heart) mga dude! NAKAKAHIYA! tsk tsk tsk and to consider the fact that HE IS A PROFESSIONAL SINGER? oh man! I REALLY CAN’T TAKE WATCHING THE VIDEO! if he really is a professional atleast mag PRACTICE naman!

    after that, funny but my mum asked us to review the lyrics of OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM (eventhough we knew it already). PINOY TAYO MGA TSONG! shame shame shame!

  20. codybanks Says:

    lastly, i still feel sorry for him, it was very unfortunate…

  21. joey de tiger Says:

    wag na kayong magaway….
    dahil bago na ang ating NATIONAL ANTHEM (NARDA)

  22. walastik Says:

    i love you joey de tiger - world peace tayo!!!

  23. koyumad Says:

    panuorin nyo ulit ang video, buti pa c freddie roach nakahawak sa dibdib habang kinakanta ang lupang hinirang, e yung iba? c penalosa nga mas inatupag pa ang pag umpugin ang kanyang kamao.

  24. mharhian Says:

    …….

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